01.01.2025

Lessons of the Convoy | Possible | Carry On, Warrior

Hello there! Welcome to my weekly LEAPS. 

You’re receiving this email because you subscribed to my weekly Wednesday feature or our mailing list. Every Wednesday, I share 5 things using our LEAPS approach: 

Learn: something new or an idea
Energy: an energy (good or bad) word and it’s meaning
Action: something to do
Processing: a question to consider
Shout out: something or someone that I want to celebrate or acknowledge

LEARN
Something Worth Sharing

Lessons of the Convoy

Well here we are, the beginning of a new year - welcome to 2025 and all that it may hold for you.

I was sat thinking about how we will each choose to lead our next 12 months. Now, let me stress that my words were deliberately selected: “choose”. How we show up and lead each year - and every single day within it - is within our power to choose. Even if we aren’t deliberate, that will become our choice. This reminded me of two weeks ago when our daughter had passed her driving test and was concerned about venturing out in her car on her own, especially to a destination she’d never driven before.

To try and help build her confidence we suggested that her dad would drive in front to guide her road positioning and she’d follow rather like a convoy (of two!). This didn’t only help her to figure out the complexity of lane changing, but also - and perhaps more importantly - the way to be part of a convoy. My husband, in this instance, was the ‘lead’ driver and Emmy was the ‘following’ driver. Before they set off, I highlighted a few things that I thought would help:

• Awareness

  A great lead driver is always looking to see where the following car is

• Considerate And Kind

  It’s important that the lead driver is mindful at traffic lights and junctions - not just thinking of themselves and their route

• Timing And Pace

  At times, the lead driver will need to pause, stop or just wait

• Calm

  The following driver must not ignore what they know or start to panic and race, especially is someone gets in between them

• Mutual Trust

  There must be trust between the lead driver and following driver

• Equip

  The lead driver needs to behave in a way that also teaches the follower so they aren’t needed in future

• We Are All Leaders

  The following driver is also a leader of sorts - of themselves

These points relate to us all in life - and for our 2025. It isn’t about having the title of “boss”, “captain” or “leader”, but a way of thinking, our attitude and behaviour. A leader of people needs followers - and followers need aligned leadership. Remember, first and foremost you are your own leader - so be the best you can and lead your year well.

ENERGY
Focusing on an emotion or energy; a stand-out word / s

Possible

As we look ahead, my word for you is ‘possible’ - perhaps one of my favourite words ever!

The word is from Latin POSSIBILIS meaning "a possible thing or substance; that which may take place or come into being". The meaning hasn’t really changed - it is all about the unknown future and potential. Let’s hope your 2025 is a year of possibilities!

ACTION
Something small that you can do that might make a big difference

Really Want

Think about what you want - what you REALLY want. Write this down. Tomorrow, revisit what you wrote and make it a little bigger and more challenging. You can repeat this until what you write is daring and brave and a little uncomfortable.

PROCESSING
A question to think about and consider (you can discuss this with someone or write your thoughts down)

“Who must be in your year and why?”

Who are your people? Who absolutely needs to be part of your 2025?

I’d love for you to send me your own stories / thoughts about this. Drop me a line with your answer / thoughts on this question

SHOUT OUT
Who / what I think deserves recognition, my gratitude or to be celebrated.

New Diary or Calendar

I love a blank page especially in a diary - you can add whatever you want in it. The new diary or calendar is a chance to plan and structure! A big shout out goes to the each new page!

BONUS GIFT FOR YOU
This week’s little extra for you - from me

This week’s gift is a visual for Glennon Doyles first book ‘Carry On, Warrior’. I particulary love the quote: “Let go and believe that whatever it is, it will be beautiful” - again, this feels like a fitting mantra as you approach the year ahead.

The visual piece (below) is available to you for free (for 7 days) using the code: YOUARETHEGIFT when you check out.

Access is via the link below.

In case you didn’t grab yourself a copy of last week’s gift, here it is again for you for another 7 days. This is an original visual poster for you to think about and complete - as you review 2024 and plan for your year ahead.

The visual piece (below) is available to you for free (for 7 more days) using the code: 2024REVIEW when you check out.

The artwork featured in this section is all copyrighted and for private use only. If you wish to use these online, in blogs / features or in presentations etc - we are happy to discuss licences. Please get in touch. The downloads do not have watermarks.

If you’d like to discuss having your ideas, business or culture captured visually - you can also let me know via email.

LEAPS is a process used by our team and clients all the time - and even my own family on a daily basis. 

I’ll be sharing a set of LEAPS each week with you and encourage you to do your own version:

• L: what have you learned?

• E: what’s your energy / feeling word

• A: what’s one thing you need to do?

• P: what are you thinking / processing?

• S: who or what can you shout out?